I loved working with Jessica on both of my custom story boxes. Yes, you heard that right, this is the second box that I’ve purchased from her… (and possibly not the last!) 😊 For each of the story boxes, I had many ideas for our story boxes for my husband and myself, and Jessica went above and beyond to bring them to life! She asked all the right questions and was extremely transparent about each step of the process, including timelines and expectations of the digital sketch vs the physical product. There weren’t many revisions needed because she nailed it. My husband was speechless when he saw the physical story box, recognizing each layer as a milestone in our lives – from the day we met to when we got married. It sits happily in our room, where we've put all our memory trinkets from our adventures together <33 Additionally, when the product finally arrived, shipping was fast, and it arrived super snug in its box with a lot of packaging, as perfect as it would have been when first shipped.
I also do my art on the side, but I look up to Jessica and feel like I’ve made a friend in this process 😊 I can’t wait to see what she has in store next and future story boxes! Thus, I highly recommend Jessica and her flawless, creative, and most perfect artwork! 😊
I absolutely loved working with Jessica on the custom storybox. I had so many ideas in my head for my first anniversary gift to my husband, and Jessica went above and beyond bringing them to life! She asked all the right questions and was extremely transparent about each step of the process, including timelines and expectations of the digital sketch vs physical end product. I appreciated how flexible she was when I asked for revisions (though honestly, not many were needed as her first drafts were nearly perfect) and took feedback incredibly well. I came out of the process feeling like we both got to know each other a bit better, as it felt like we had more of a dialogue instead of merely a transaction. My husband had a blast looking at the physical storybox and recognizing each layer as milestones in our lives, including little Easter eggs of how we met! It now sits happily in our memory cabinet, where we've put trinkets from our current adventures together.
Additionally, when the product finally arrived, shipping was SO fast and it arrived super snug in its box, as perfect as it would be when first shipped.
My fiance and I absolutely loved working with Jessica on our storybox. We enjoyed the process because Jessica was so organized, transparent, and was meticulous in capturing all of our important details. We loved how she walked us through the process of each layer and we were able to give feedback and adjust anything we needed. We are happy that she was able to capture our memories in such a unique way!
It makes me happy every time I look at it. Thank you!
I was so excited about this collaboration and so thankful I could grab a set before they sold out!! I love love LOVE everything inside, I love both of these amazing artists, and I am so grateful for the wonderful positive messages they put into the world <3
I really enjoyed the collaborative and transparent process to build the custom storybox. Jessica asks warm and engaging questions that reflect how special she wants to make your storybox. She also lays out a clear process for the storybox with milestones so it's completely transparent where she is with the progress.
Jessica also gives examples of revisions so you know what's reasonable to ask (yet she is so nice and open about it that you won't feel bad about asking first!).
Regarding the storybox content, I had a specific scene I wanted to recreate, and Jessica provided different sketches that we refined together. She gave a warning that facial expressions can be hard to capture because of the small scale. So one revision we ended up dropping the facial expressions, and Jessica mocked up exaggerated but clear body language that I think the silhouettes are a perfect medium for. Jessica maintained the best balance of honoring my memory of the scene and adding her own artistic / cuddly / blobby interpretations. Which is what I want because I love the art style of cuddlypotatoes!
I gave the storybox to my husband on our anniversary. When he opened the note, saw it was from cuddlypotatoes, and looked at the storybox, his first question was, "where's the potato corn?" Then he realized what the scene was and loved it -- our only dilemma was where to put it so we could appreciate it the most. In person, I was pleasantly surprised to see all the layers pop out that pictures couldn't capture.
The attention to detail, dedicated time, and collaborative process makes the storybox commission price completely worth it. Thank you for sharing something you created for yourself with others to also enjoy!
As soon as I saw the story box on Instagram, I knew I needed it. I had a rough vision in my head of what I wanted to make for my wife and brain dumped everything to Jessica. She took all that and created something better than I could have imagined. She was awesome to work with every step of the way and I'm so happy with the final product!
Got this for my fiancé who is a pc gamer, she loves it. Thank you so much, also the personalization on the card made it that much better. As a first time buyer I will be shopping again soon.
I haven't gotten to use the notepads yet, but the big stickers have places of honour on my laptop. They're super good quality and the colors are perfect! I'm almost afraid to waste the ones on the sticker sheet, I love them all so much.
I love all of Jessica's stickers, and these are a steal of a deal in any colors! Huzzah for self-love, self-compassion, artwork, and potato!!
I just opened my mystery box and I LOVE everything in it! Sir Walter and his friends are adorable. The "imperfect" items still look great, I had to examine them pretty closely to find the flaws (a couple of loose stitches on the plush, and tiny marks on two pins that only show up when they catch the light just right [I still haven't found anything wrong with the third pin]). The art prints are going up on my wall at work and I'll put the static cling on my car as soon as I finish this review. Oh I also received a few extras, like a bonus sticker sheet and a couple of pinback buttons. This was a lovely box of happy!
I contacted Jessica for a custom storybox for my wife and through the whole process, Jessica was great with keeping me updated. She did a great job with simplifying the process and making it feel really personable. It can definitely feel daunting picking what should go in which layer but she really did a good job making it easy. Overall it was a great experience and my wife really loves the storybox!
My wife and I purchased one of Jessica's commission slots for a custom storybox and were so satisfied with every step of the commission. From the first email Jessica sent us, she laid out a clear and simple process so we always knew where in the process we were at. She asked a ton of questions so she could more easily understand who we were and where we wanted to go with the commission, and did a great job at filtering out and distilling our mess of ideas/concepts into a singular storybox concept that touched on everything we wanted.
During each step, Jessica was always on-top of communication with us, quickly responding to emails and keeping us updated on her progress through revisions. When I had specific questions about details here and there, she always understood what I was going for, and was able to quickly figure out how to edit and tweak the drafts until it was perfect.
The final product pops in real life; there's a real depth to the box that you can't quite see if you're just looking at pictures. Working with Jessica is highly recommended.
Jessica's attention to detail and creative ideas will surely result in a wonderful story box that you're happy with. She is so easy to work with and does a great job updating me on her progress and what to expect. Communication is clear and her work is meticulous. Thank you for capturing the essence of my story and for listening to all my ideas and requests! Everyone I show the story box to is so impressed and delighted to see it. It came carefully packaged with a sweet note. I would absolutely love to work with her again in the future for other commission work!
Jessica is AMAZING to work with and will take your stream of conscious rambling and create a masterpiece! She is so attentive to detail and great with communication! When we received our custom storybox, we almost burst into tears - we were so happy! Jessica really takes the time to get to know who she is working with in order to provide something that reflects your story. We are SO excited to show our storybox to our family and friends (it's displayed on our "mantle" aka our boardgames cubbies/shelves) so everyone can hopefully have one to tell their story too. <3 <3 <3
Like so many others have said before, working with Jessica is one of the big highlights on getting commissioned work done. Her entire process was well-structured and so easy to go along with, not to mention fun! I loved being able to trade creative ideas and thoughts, and Jessica is so incredibly receptive and patient to work with. She has an amazing ability to take a whole bunch of ideas and turn them into a cohesive whole, which was what she did for my custom storybox. She also holds herself to very high standards so you know what you're getting will be top quality. The final outcome was so incredible that I gasped out loud when I saw it-- everything was perfect and it will be a treasured piece of art in our home forever. <3 Thanks a million to Jessica and I highly encourage people wanting something unique and personal to work with her! She will 100% make your vision a reality. :)
I loved working with Jessica on a commission! She was professional, friendly, and so helpful with fine-tuning what I wanted to capture. The end result is honestly perfect! It makes me so happy to look over and see this little print of sunshine that we built together. I'd absolutely recommend this process to anyone who's considering it - trust me, you will be utterly delighted!
As a reviewer wrote below, working with Jessica was so easy and fun. She created a few drafts and they were all so cute, I could barely choose. I am going to get another commission just so I can have one of the other sketches she made. She had some good brainstorming ideas and created something so uniquely me. It even looks like me and took some ideas I had about my beloved Potatocorn. As I told her, this is one of my most prized possessions. I can't recommend enough.
It also goes along with my potatocorn pins ;)
I wasn't too sure about what I wanted as my drawing but Jessica was great at drawing out my ideas. When the final piece was sent to me it was perfect. It really captured me and my energy. I would do this again and recommend anyone thinking about it to do it.
Working with Jessica for my Kickstarter commission was so smooth, easy, and fun! I'm the type of person who is incredibly indecisive and shrugs for days when someone asks me for more details on what I want, but Jessica included some questions to help guide some initial ideas and was able to give me four amazing sketches just based on my very chaotic, not at all streamlined thoughts -- it took me SO LONG to decide which one to move forward with because I loved all of them so much!!! Not only that, but once I picked a sketch idea, she and my partner surprised me by adding in a little narwhal into the line drawing because I have a narwhal plushie at home that is my comfort plushie <3 She also worked patiently with me after I considered (and then unconsidered) adding a background to the commission. It was such a joy to work with Jessica, would absolutely recommend it if you want some high quality adorable content!
I've commissioned two pieces from Jessica and both times it was fantastic! She was amazing about communicating with me--both in the parameters of the commission and to work together to get exactly the piece I was looking for. I adore both pieces that I ended up with and they will be treasured works of art.
The process of doing a custom with Jessica was incredibly smooth! She worked with me to tease out what I thought I wanted, then delivered over and above at every step of the process. In the end I had a stunning custom image of me and my own inner potatocorn that exudes All the JOY I was hoping for! The quality of the prints and stickers were phenomenal! 10/10
I love that the designs on the two regular washi rolls are quite long before they start repeating again. The stamps washi are also super cute and totally brighten up my journal entries. The stickiness of the washi rolls could be just a little better (the ends tend do lift up a bit), but overall it's not a big problem since I use them primarily in my journal which is typically closed. Super cute and just a great way to brighten my day!